^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ Will you ^^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^ ^^ halt your ^^ ^^^life for^ ^^ one tiny ^ ^ moment to^^think about and reflect on what our words have done to the innocent dark birds of the world. Blackbirds, ravens and crows are painted as the crux of evil, harbingers of doom. It isn’t because they live on meat opportunistically scavenged, a man is as likely to be guilty __ of that sin. They are not icons \ of murder because they hunt, killing the ) smaller, weaker, “prettier” birds… No —> a man will always be guilty of preying on those around who are at less of an advantage. Black birds represent sin to us because of their eyes. For us, eyes are the window to the soul and when we see only black pools in their depths then we are + + \ __\ __\____ . . \ \ - a f r a i d we will be their next p r e y.